1.abbr.v. or vs. Against: the plaintiff versus the defendant; Army versus Navy.2. As the alternative to or in contrast with: “freedom of information versus invasion of privacy” (Ian Hamilton).
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, turned, toward, from past participle of vertere, to turn. See wer-2 in Appendix I.
vûr
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